The National Food Processors Association (NFPA) says the government “should permit, even encourage, the communication of all forms of truthful, non-misleading, and well-substantiated statements” on the labels and labeling of food products.

Airtight packaging and a quick-chill process that extends refrigerated shelf life to 45 days are helping San Francisco-based Heartland Soups gain a Bay-area foothold in the emerging health-conscious food market.

Over the past few months our industry has been experiencing very perplexing situations in some meat processing plants, culminating in the announcement of the largest ever meat recall of 27.4 million pounds.